Rail-joint.



O. P. GOETZING ER.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1013.

1 ,]L4,656,, Patented July 21, 1914.

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G. P. GOETZINGER. EAILJOINT. APPLICATION IILED SEPT. 24, 1913.

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CHARLES P. GOETZINGER, OF GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO GUSTAVE A. ERIXON AND ONE-THIRD T0 JOSEPH E. PAYMAL, BOTH OF GUTHRIE,

OKLAHOMA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914.

Application filed. September 24, 1913. Serial No. 791,552.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES P. GOEZIZINF GER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Guthrie, in the county of Logan and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bail- Joints, of which the following is a speclfication. An object of the invention is theprovision of a rail-joint for effectively ]O1Il1Ilg rail ends to provide a strong and substantial couplin which will prevent rail ends from spreading, creeping or lateral displacement.

The invention further comprehends a railjoint having few and simple parts, which can be readily and easily assembled, and whereby connectible rail ends will be securely held against lateral displacement and proper alinement, without however, affecting the usual expansion and contraction of the rail ends through the influence of heat and cold.

A still further embodiment of the invention resides in the provision of a plurality of rail carrying and supporting members, securely positioned on and between ad acent rail ties, and also spiked or in any other manner conveniently bolted thereto, with the said members relatively locked and suitably connected to the rail ends.

In the further disclosure of the invent on, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevat1on of my de vice; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View; Fig. 3 is a top plan View; Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical transverse sectional view, taken on the line 44 in Fig.1; Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional View, taken on the line 5-5 in Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the nut-locking members; and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 7-7 in Fig. 5. I

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a plurality of connectible ra l ends 10, 11, and adjaoently arranged rall ties 12, 13, a member 14, including an angular side plate 15 and an integral base plate 16, extending horizontally from the lower portion of the side plate 15, bemg provided to carry and support the rail ends 10, 11.

The base plate 16 spans the adjacent rail ties 12, 18, and formed on the base plate and on one side thereof are apertured lugs 17 having spikes 18 passing through the apertures of the lugs and into the rail ties 12, 13, similar spikes 19 being passed through recesses 20, formed in the opposite side or edge of the base plate,- and extending into the rail ties 12, 13, thus rigidly anchoring the base plate to the rail ties.

Now referring to Figs. 4 and 5, it will be seen that the rail ends 10, 11, repose upon the base plate 16, and that portions of the usual bases of the rail ends extend into recesses 21, formed by the side plate 15 and base plate 16, the Webs of'the rail ends, on

relation to the innermost lugs 17, is a tongue. '22 having its extremity passing through a horizontal slot 28, formed in an extension 24, depending from the underside of a mem ber 25, including a base 26, and an angular side plate 27. The member 25 reposes on the base plate 16, with the inner edge of the base 26 abutting against the bases of the rail ends, the angular plate 27 having its inner face abutting against the webs of the rail ends 10, 11, and its upper edge abutting against the undersides of the heads of the rail ends, as shown in the views.

It will now be apparent that when the member 25 has been positioned as mentioned, the lugs 17 will project beyond the edge of the said member so that the apertures in the lugs will register with recesses 2-8, formed in the edge of the member, the upper portions of the spikes 18 being thus adapted to pass through the said recesses and materially aid in securing the member 25 on the base plate 16 of the member 14, while at the same time the mentioned spikes, passing into the rail ties 12, 13, as stated heretofore,

ber 29 and having spaced knobs 30 being formed with and depending from the underside of the extension 24, formed integral with the member 25. In each instance the knobs and 30 of the members 29 and 32 abut against the inner upper longitudinal edges of the rail ties 12, 13, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and with this construction it will be apparent that any creeping of the members 14 and :25, relatively to the rail ties 12 and 13, will be prevented. Knobs or recesses 3O are formed in the base plate between the inner lugs 17 and tongue 22 to receive and accommodate the knobs 30.

Bolts 33 pass transversely through apertures 34, formed in the angular plate 15, the said bolts being also passed through horizontally elongated openings 35, formed in the webs of the rail ends 10, 11, thus compensating for any expansion or contraction of the rail ends, due -to climatic conditions. Openings 36, of greater diameter than the diameters of the bolts 33, are formed in the angular plate 27 of the member 25, and the bolts 33 freely pass through the said larger openings, suitable nut locking members 37,

each including a collar 38 and an integral notched disk 39, having the collars thereof fitting into the openings 36 and encircling the bolts 33 as shown. The notches in the disks 39 provide a series of pointed members 40 on each disk, as shown in Fig. 6, and when nuts 41 have been threaded onto the projecting ends of the bolts 33, the mentioned pointed members 40 are bent to lie against the fiat faces of the nuts as clearly shown in Fig. 7, thus locking the said nuts against accidental rotation or their respective bolts 33, it being understood that the openings 36 are preferably elongated as are also the collars 38, in order to prevent rotation of the nut locking members 37 on the angular plate 25.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that the member 14 is held against upward and longitudinal movement by the spikes 19; that any creeping of the members 14 and 25, on the rail ties 12 and 13 is prevented by the members 29 and 32, abutting against the inner edges and faces of the rail ties; that the spikes 18 not only secure the member 25 but also tend to rigidly clamp the member to the base plate 16; that the tongue 22, extending into the extension 24, prevents twisting or angular displacement of the members 14 and 25, and that the bolts 33, passing through the members 14, 25 and the rail ends 10, 11, secure the said rail ends against lateral displacement and prevent adjacent and connectible rails ends from being moved or jarred out of relative alinement, without however, in any way interfering with the expansion and contraction of the rail ends as mentioned heretofore.

It will be understood that I do not limit myself to the particular construction disclosed; that various departures may be made from the disclosures in the views without departing from the spirit of the invention,

and that the scope thereof is defined in' the and coextensive in length therewith and eX- tending laterally therefrom to and beneath the free edge of the horizontal plate of the second named member, said base plate being provided at its free edge with a central tongue engaging the slot in said slotted portion of the second named member, and having lugs on opposite sides of said tongue formed with openings registering with the said edge receses in the second named member, the latter named recesses and openings being adapted for the passage of spikes to jointly fasten the horizontal plate of the first named member and the said base plate of the second named member to adjoining ties in longitudinal alinement with said slotted portion and tongue.

2. A rail joint comprising a pair of opposed members, each embodying a vertical plate and a horizontal plate, the horizontal plate of one of said members having edge spike-receiving recesses and the horizontal plate of the other of saidmembers having a central depending slotted portion and edge recesses on opposite sides thereof, a base plate integral with the recessed edge of the horizontal plate of the first named member and provided with acentraltongue engaging the slot in said slotted portion of the second named member, and having lugs 011 opposite sides of said tongue formed with openings registering with the said edge recesses in the second mentioned member, the latter named recesses and openings being adapted for the passage of spikes to jointly fasten the base plate and horizontal plate of the first named member to adjoining ties in longitudinal alinement with the said slotted portion and tongue, a longitudinally extending rib along the recessed edge of the base plate between the sets of recesses therein and terminating in abutment knobs, and a similar longitudinally extending rib upon the said central slotted portion, said rib extending along the inner margin of said slotted portion and terminatmg 1n abutment knobs arranged in transverse almement with the first named knobs.

3. A rail joint comprising a pair of opposed members, each embodying a vertical plate and a horizontal plate, the horizontal plate of one of said members having edge spike-receiving recesses and the horizontal plate of the other of said members having a central depending slotted portion and edge recesses on opposlte sides thereof, a base plate integral with the recessed edge of the horizontal plate of the first named member, said base plate being provided at its free edge with sets of apertured end lugs and a tongue disposed between said lugs, said tongue being spaced from the adjacent lugs to provide intervening recesses, the said apertured lugs being arranged to register with the edge recesses in the second named member for the passage of spikes to jointly fasten the same to a tie, a longitudinally extending rib upon the base plate along the recessed edge of said plate and between the recesses therein, said rib terminating in abutment knobs, and a longitudinally extending rib upon the central slotted portion of the second named member, said rib terminating in abutment lugs extending downward through said recesses between the tongue and apertured lugs.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES P. GOETZIN GER. Witnesses:

FRED SCHMIDT,

En. E. DAVIS.

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